Staging Your Retirement Picture
By Maggie Murphy
Before taking a family photo, time is devoted to staging the event: Outfits, landscape, symmetry, etc. These same principles can be applied to staging your retirement...
Principles of Financial Planning Series: Don’t Let Your Portfolio take a H.I.T.
By Samantha Compton
Last month, we talked about a unique Three-Bucket Approach that I use to teach my clients to assess their investments and savings. This approach makes...
How to Start Investing in the Stock Market When You Know Nothing
By Virginia Allen
Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a fascination with the stock market. Perhaps it came from my grandfather, who, as a...
Principles of Financial Planning Series: Estimating Your Income and Filling an Income Gap
By Samantha Compton
This month, we will complete our closer look at Financial Principle #5: Protect the Income, Grow the Rest. This is the final article in this...
Financial Advice for 2023: An Interview with award-winning Wall Street Journal Finance Reporter Veronica...
By Carrie Sheffield
Now that 2023 is here, Veronica Dagher is here to help Smart Women Smart Money ladies conquer our new year financial goals. Veronica’s an award-winning...
Principles of Financial Planning Series: Proactive Planning for Healthcare Expenses
by Samantha Compton
Last month, in our discussion of a 3-Bucket approach to financial planning, we focused on the Growth Bucket. In review, the Growth Bucket plays a...
5 Principals to Successful Investing in 2020……. and beyond!
"Studies show, decisions made with both a rational and emotional perspective give balanced and well-reasoned decisions."
By Dini Harris, Harris Financial Services
The economy, for better or worse, is...
Principles of Financial Planning Series: Taxes and Inflation in Your Long-Term Planning
By Samantha Compton
This month, we’ll continue our focus on Financial Principle #4: Don’t Let Your Portfolio Take a H.I.T. (Healthcare, Inflation, Taxes) as well as the Growth...
A ‘Pep Talk’ for Those Women Who Don’t Believe They Can Invest
By Samantha Compton
Nothing lights me up like talking about empowering women in their financial lives! And the older I get, the more passionate I become. When this...
Summer FUN Without Losing Your Financial Focus
By Samantha Compton
I love Summer! Though I am not a fan of the heat and humidity that often comes along with it, there is still something about...
